Chapter 1206 Two of Us (Fifteen)

• “When have I ever crossed the line—except with you?” With his plan set, Chadwick Fullner finally felt steady again, and he started teasing Madison Sawyer. Madison wasn’t as relaxed as him. She’d seen Baldie before and knew Chadwick’s connections were way more complicated than she’d imagined. Sometimes he skirted the rules, too. So she spoke, worried, “Chad, I can let them go ‘retire’ at that so‑called business consulting center—as long as they don’t mess with normal company operations or jack up the price during talks to feed their greed. But I absolutely won’t let you do anything shady for me.”
• Chadwick felt a bead of sweat: good thing most of what he did was behind Madison’s back, or she’d worry herself sick. “What are you thinking? I want money, not blood. If I planned on using extreme methods, would I be spending this much cash? Also, print me the registered employee info for those few, and their early retirement agreements. Have it all ready. Relax, I’m going in with straight cash to negotiate.”
• Madison was half convinced, but seeing how firm Chadwick was—calm, confident—she could only do as he said. After a thorough tally, every promised subsidy was converted to cash—real cash. That was Chadwick’s special request: no checks, no cards, no transfers. Cash only.